Institutional Projects:

1. Nano encapsulation of cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil using alginate- polysorbate 80- A green approach for enhancing the safety and quality assurance of refrigerated chicken meat balls.
2. Traceability value chain for safe pork in the North Eastern region of India (National Agricultural Science Fund) .
3. Studies on existing practices in slaughterhouses, slaughter places and retail meat shops of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh .
4. Popularization of Portable slaughter houses and Portable meat shops using PMART-M technology .
5. Technological and marketing interventions (online/ e-commerce) to augment processing and consumption of traditional/ indigenous meat products .
6. Assessment of animal welfare, halal authentication and detection of food fraud through integrated omics approaches (ICAR National Fellow Project) .
7. Agribusiness Incubation Centre (ABI) & Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU)
8. Process optimisation for quick composting of solid and liquid waste generated in the small ruminant and poultry slaughterhouse .
9. Organic meat production system for sustainable sheep husbandry and promotion of consumer Health
10. Technological interventions for livelihood enhancement of socially backward people under (SCSP)
11. Influence of breed and feeding systems of sheep on expression of genes regulating meat quality traits .
12. All India network programme on one health approach to Zoonotic diseases.
13. Development of an integrated nano-active packaging system for meat .
14. Confirmatory analysis of β- Lactam antimicrobial residues in buffalo meat by LC-MS/MS .
15. Development of aptamer-based lateral flow assay for the detection of selected pesticide and antimicrobials .
16. Amalgamation of information technology with meat technology for quality and safe meat production .
17. Sustainable Pet Food Production for Circular Economy .
18. Development of Certified Reference Material (CRM, as per ISO 17034:2016) for qualitative determination of animal species in regulatory food/forensic laboratories .
19. Development of novel molecular assays for food authenticity .
20. Bacteriophage based sustainable green approach for shelf-life and safety enhancement of poultry meat .
21. Exploration of meat and meat products to develop autochthonous probiotic consortia.
22. Comparative studies on meat quality and muscle transcriptomic profile of indigenous and commercial chicken .
23. Technology refinement and development: Need based and demand driven for dynamic meat market.
24. Innovative interventions for promotion of the meat sector in North Eastern Region .
25. Effect of essential oils for enhancing safety and quality of emulsion based chicken meat products
26. Design and development of mobile slaughterhouses for promoting hygienic development
27. Augmenting the marketing potential of fresh meat & traditional meat products through e-commerce and online marketing platforms
28. Evaluation of non-thermal food processing technologies for extending shelf-life and safety of meat and meat products .
29. Implementation of Food Safety Management System (FSMS) and Mapping of Water and Energy Consumption in Meat Processing Facilities.
30. Emerging abattoir-associated occupational zoonoses: Pilot survey and development of rapid screening assay(s) .
31. Process optimization for composting of solid and liquid waste generated in the small ruminant and poultry slaughterhouse .
32. Organic meat production system for sustainable sheep husbandry & production of consumer health .
33. Technological interventions for livelihood enhancement of socially backward people under SCSP .
34. Influence of breed, age, sex and feeding systems of sheep on genes regulating meat quality traits .
35. Development of nanocomposite biodegradable packaging material for meat & Meat products .
36. Evaluation of modified atmosphere packaging and a calorimetric indicator for improving the shelf-life of meat and meat products .
37. Confirmatory analysis of colistin& nitrogen antimicrobial residues in broiler chicken samples by tandem mass spectrometry .
38. Development of DNA Mini-barcodes and High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis assay for processed/cooked meat products authentication.
39. Studies on risk analysis of antimicrobial resistance among bacterial food-borne pathogens from broiler chicken farms of Telangana
40. Impact evaluation of NRCM technologies and trainings /Capacity building Programmes .
41. Integrated omics approach for assessment of meat quality and safety .
42. Valorization of collagen/gelatin from poultry processing waste: bioactive peptides with antioxidative and antihypertensive activities .
43. Development and storage stability of poultry slaughter coproducts based pet snack.
44. Amalgamation of information technology with meat technology for quality and safe meat production
45. Development of Certified Reference Material (CRM, as per ISO 17034:2016) for qualitative determination of animal species in regulatory food/forensic laboratories)
46. Development of novel molecular assays for food authenticity.

Externally Funded Projects:

1. Innovative interventions for promotion of the meat sector in North Eastern Region (Funded under NEH)
2. Development of lateral flow immunoassay integrated smartphone device-based test method for in-situ meat authentication (BIS-FAD project)
3. Method optimization and validation of protein biomarkers for authentication of cold- slaughtered chicken (BIS-FAD project)
4. Assessment of juiciness of Licious chicken relative to commercially available chicken from integrated processors/wet market to gain a competitive edge (M/s. Licious Gourmet Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru)
5. Packaging interventions for chilled and superchilled meat/poultry –a pragmatic solution for improving the quality and shelf-life (M/s. Sealed Air Packaging LLP, Mumbai)
6. Evaluation of phytochemical extracts against meat-borne microbes and lipid oxidation (Camlin Fine Life Sciences, Mumbai)
7. Wholesome meat production and value addition for small and medium scale entrepreneurship development (NABARD)
8. Nutritional evaluation of delignified paddy straw in ruminant animals (CSIR-IICT)
9. Development of Latex agglutination test for detection of Bacillus anthracis spores in animal feed supplements and soil samples (DBT)
10. Building a surveillance model for detecting zoonotic spillover in increased animal-human interaction setting using a one health approach: A study at selected slaughterhouses (ICMR).
11. Estimates of Risk and Assessment of Burden of Zoonotic TB in India (ERAzTB)
12. Monitoring of drug residues and environmental pollutants (ICAR Outreach Program)
13. Comprehensive proteomic approaches and development of point-of-need lateral-flow assay for authentication of animal derived gelatin (DBT)
14. Green extraction and valorization of poultry processing waste: Exploration of bioactivity of collagen-derived peptides (SERB-POWER Grant)
15. Study on shelf-life assessment of shell eggs (BIS-FAD)
16. Optimization of preservation techniques and quality assessment of mulberry and Eri pupae for human consumption (Central Silk Board)
17. Establishment of a Consortium for One Health to address Zoonotic and Transboundary Diseases in India, including the Northeast Region (DBT)
18. Network for Scientific Cooperation for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (NetSCOFAN) – FSSAI funded
19. Establishment of consortium for one health to address zoonotic and transboundary diseases in India including north eastern region – DBT funded project
20. Development of encapsulated nanoparticle conjugated phytochemicals to combat antimicrobial resistance in poultry – ICAR – NASF funded project
21. DBT Network Programme on Anthrax Diagnosis and Control in India -DBT funded project
22. Agri Business Incubator project – ICAR – NASF funded project.
23. Traceable value chain for safe pork in the North Eastern Region of India- Funded by ICAR National Agricultural Science Fund
24. ICAR Outreach program: Monitoring of Drug Residues and Environmental Pollutants
25. Cost effective technology for making delignified rice straws with improved digestion for cattle feedapplications(Nutritional evaluation of delignified paddy straw in ruminant animals)Under CSIR-ICAR MoU